Suzuki Plans Huge Growth in U.S.

aims to more than double its North American car sales by 2007 to 200,000, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported.

The growth will come as a result of introducing new models including two sport-utility vehicles in 2006 spending $274 million to renovate existing dealerships, and increasing the number of dealers by 12 percent to 600.

Suzuki, held one-fifth by General Motors, is also the world's third-biggest motorcycle maker. It sold 82,000 vehicles in North America in the year ended in March.